The ICJ’s advisory opinion spells out states’ duties on climate, opening doors for lawsuits and stronger climate action. View ...

Vanuatu spearheaded the legal case at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, which found countries have a duty to protect against the "urgent and existential" threat of a warming planet.

Among the key points in the ICJ ruling is that countries have binding legal obligations under the United Nations (UN) climate ...

In a landmark ruling, the International Court of Justice declared that failure to act on climate change can be an ...

In a landmark advisory opinion on July 23, the International Court of Justice said all countries have significant legal ...

According to the ICJ, it is the responsibility of the states to protect the earth’s climate systems and environment from ...

The U.N.'s top court was due to set out a non-binding legal opinion on the extent of legal and financial responsibility ...

Ralph Regenvanu, Vanuatu’s Minister for Climate Change speaks to Christiane Amanpour about the landmark climate ruling by the ...

The International Court of Justice will issue an advisory opinion on what legal obligations nations have to address climate ...

BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — Major economies including China and the European Union (EU) on Thursday welcomed a ruling by the ...

In the historic decision of the International Court of Justice has ruled that countries can sue one another over climate ...

The world's highest court Wednesday declared that states have a legal obligation to tackle climate change and that failing to ...